Where does “mesi” come from?

mesi (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic meci, from Proto-Uralic mete, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mesi (Votic): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmecihoney
2Proto-Uralicmetehoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →